Injured kangaroo hops into Australian airport

The Associated Press

Posted:
10/16/2013 01:20:46 AM MDT

Updated:
10/16/2013 05:41:26 AM MDT

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In this photo provided by Wildlife Victoria, volunteer rescuers Ella Rountree, left, and Geoffrey Fuller pose for a photo with a kangaroo they captured at Melbourne airport, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The injured kangaroo hopped into the airport in Australia's second-largest city Wednesday, perplexing passengers as it made its way into a terminal pharmacy.

SYDNEY—An injured kangaroo hopped into an airport in Australia's second-largest city on Wednesday, perplexing passengers as it made its way into a terminal shop.

Airport officials aren't entirely sure how the kangaroo got into the Qantas Airways domestic terminal, Melbourne Airport spokeswoman Anna Gillett said. But once inside, the marsupial—which had been hit by a vehicle at a nearby intersection and was bleeding—made its way into a pharmacy.

Shop workers, Qantas staff and federal police contained the kangaroo in the pharmacy for a couple hours before wildlife officers arrived. Two rescue volunteers tranquilized the animal and took it to a vet for treatment, Wildlife Victoria said in a statement.

This isn't the first time a kangaroo has paid a visit to Melbourne Airport. Last year, a 'roo was found bouncing around one of the airport's parking garages.